Roy Keane takes dig at Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard

The Manchester United legend jokes about Steven Gerrard while talking at a fundraiser in Ireland

Raheem Sterling and Steven Gerrard during a training session at Melwood Training Ground on March 6, 2015 (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

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Steven Gerrard has become the latest victim of Roy Keane’s acid tongue after the former Manchester United captain made a cheeky dig at the current Liverpool FC skipper and the fact that he never won the Premier League title.

Back in his native Ireland and speaking at a fundraiser for Waterford United, the 43-year-old was quizzed by fans as to who his former club should be looking at for transfer targets.

Keane declared that he thinks the Red Devils should try and re-sign their former player Paul Pogba from Juventus.

He said: “I think that United should sign Paul Pogba for they need a presence and physical player in midfield.

“Pogba knows the league, is big and strong and is playing brilliantly for Juventus.

“People say United can’t get Pogba but they should try.”

However, when Gerrard’s name cropped up Keane quipped “No, we want to try win something.”

Tough-tackling midfielder Keane won seven Premier League titles with United between 1994-2003 but unlike Gerrard who inspired his team to glory in the 2005 Champions League final, he was suspended when Alex Ferguson’s men lifted the trophy in 1999.

Gerrard looked set to finally end his long wait last season when he steered the Reds to the summit but his slip at home to Chelsea which enabled Demba Ba to score was seen as a turning point as Manchester City took the momentum and eventually ended up as champions.

Other English football greats who never won the league include the likes of Tom Finney, Bobby Moore, Jimmy Greaves, Gordon Banks, Paul Gascoigne and Nat Lofthouse.